... Praying Mantis ...

speedblade · 26th October 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 100 mm
Handheld

and here's how i shot:

C&C welcomed.

tchuanye · 26th October 2006

Interesting. Can show a larger version? too small to see any details....

speedblade · 26th October 2006

oh sorry!

here it is:

Thanks for looking.

tchuanye · 26th October 2006

Nice close up. But did you try with more DOF? The mouth is abit soft compared with the eyes.

speedblade · 26th October 2006

f11 was the max i went ... yup, i'm not sure what's up with the mouth.

the 2 "front legs" i thought were much closer .... but i could be wrong. (very likely .... )

not sure if diffraction will kick in beyond f11, i'll should try that again.

Gotta go find the bugs!

thanks for taking time to comment! cheers!

Oh!! 444 th post! die die die .... choi!!

ortega · 27th October 2006

nice setup, but the mantis seems to be floating

more dof will be better even if there was defraction

Outlook · 27th October 2006

Nice set-up. How to keep the bug there ?

scenar · 28th October 2006

ummm, shouldn't we be more concerned with the subj's welfare first? I sure hope it wasn't harmed in the process and duly released back to the environment within a short time.

speedblade · 28th October 2006

it flew off after a while, probably bored of the flashing lights.

i belief no one here kills their subjects.

i'm worried about retribution too you know .... heh heh .... cheers!

26th October 2006	#1
speedblade Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bukit Panjang Posts: 848	... Praying Mantis ... Camera: Canon EOS 20D Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250) Aperture: f/11 Focal Length: 100 mm Handheld and here's how i shot: C&C welcomed. Last edited by speedblade; 26th October 2006 at 01:16 AM.

26th October 2006	#2
tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,958	Re: ... Praying Mantis ... Interesting. Can show a larger version? too small to see any details.... __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

26th October 2006	#3
speedblade Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bukit Panjang Posts: 848	Re: ... Praying Mantis ... oh sorry! here it is: Thanks for looking.

26th October 2006	#4
tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,958	Re: ... Praying Mantis ... Nice close up. But did you try with more DOF? The mouth is abit soft compared with the eyes. __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

26th October 2006	#5
speedblade Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bukit Panjang Posts: 848	Re: ... Praying Mantis ... f11 was the max i went ... yup, i'm not sure what's up with the mouth. the 2 "front legs" i thought were much closer .... but i could be wrong. (very likely .... ) not sure if diffraction will kick in beyond f11, i'll should try that again. Gotta go find the bugs! thanks for taking time to comment! cheers! Oh!! 444 th post! die die die .... choi!! Last edited by speedblade; 26th October 2006 at 10:56 PM.

27th October 2006	#6
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,505	Re: ... Praying Mantis ... nice setup, but the mantis seems to be floating more dof will be better even if there was defraction __________________ The Law

27th October 2006	#7
Outlook Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Posts: 2,007	Re: ... Praying Mantis ... Nice set-up. How to keep the bug there ? __________________ Photo@Multiply Photo@Fotopic

28th October 2006	#8
scenar Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,167	Re: ... Praying Mantis ... ummm, shouldn't we be more concerned with the subj's welfare first? I sure hope it wasn't harmed in the process and duly released back to the environment within a short time. __________________ http://zyy.smugmug.com

28th October 2006	#9
speedblade Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bukit Panjang Posts: 848	Re: ... Praying Mantis ... it flew off after a while, probably bored of the flashing lights. i belief no one here kills their subjects. i'm worried about retribution too you know .... heh heh .... cheers!